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INAUGURAL CEREMONIES 



OF 



GROVER CLEVELAND, 

President, 



-AND — 



ADLAI E. STEVENSON, 

Vice-President. 

MARCH 4, 1893. 



KINAL REPORT 



OF THE- 



General Committee 



AND 



-OF THE- 



ExEcuTivE Committee. 



Col. James G. Berret, 
Chairman General Committee. 

Alexander Porter Morse, 
Secretary. 

Charles C. Glover, 
Treasurer. 



James L. Norris, 
Chairman Executive Committee. 

J. Fred. Kelley, 
Secretary. 

Wm. Cranch McIntire, 
Corresponding Secretary. 



Gen. Martin T. McMahon, 
Grand Marshal. 



GENERAL COMMITTEE. 

Colonel James a. IJerret, Chairumu. 
W. Crancii McIntiue, Ut Vice Chairman. Walter D. David(;e, 2(1 Mce-Chai: inan. 

Alexander T. Bkitton, 3rf Vice-Chairman. 
Alexander Porter Morse, .S'rrrr/nri/. (iiarlks C. Glover, Ticasunr. 



Allen, Dr. Chas. 
Herret, .Tames G. 
Uiscoe, Henry L. 
Hritton, Alexander T. 
Beveriflge, M. W. 
Horry, Waller V. U. 
Harbonr. James L. 
Hall, Kobert 
HlacUfont, 15. Lewis 
Halrd, 15vt. Maj. Gen. Abso- 

lorn, U. S. A. 
Hrown.Sur.Gen.John Mills. 

U. S. N. 
IJapon. Paymaster Albert 

W., r. H.N. 
Husey. Dr. Samuel C. 
Clau^hton, Hiorome C. 
Clark, Wm. E. 
Casey, Brig. Gen. Thos., U. 

S. A. 
Craig, Capt. Robert, r. S. A. 
Davidge, Walter D. 
Darling, Dr. Henry 
Devinc, .folin T. 
Dean, Mills 
Davis, Kobert S. 
Droop, Edward 1'. 
Douglass, John W. 
Edson, John Joy 
Emery, Matthew (i. 
Ernst, Col. Oswald H., U. 

S. A. 
P'ox, .\lbcrt K. 
I'^nwick, Robert W. 
F'ranklin. Rear Ad'l Sam- 
uel R., r. S. N. 
f J lover, Charles C. 
<fardner, Lawrence 
(Jardner, Dr. Frank A. 
(iarnett, Henry Wise 
(iraham, Andrew I). 
Greer. Rear-Adiniral Jas. 

A., U. S. N. 



M EM n EKS 

Goodloe, Major Green Clav, 

r. S. M. C. 
Holtzman. Robert O. 
Hannan, Edward J. 
Hine, Lemon G. 
Hill, Peter H. 
Hillyer, Curtis J. 
Henderson, Wm. G. 
Hensey, A. T. 
Haywood, Col. Chas., U. S. 

M.C. 
Harvey, Jas. E. 
Hay. E. B. 
Henning, Geo. C. 
Herrnll, John E. 
Johnson, J. Harrison 
.lohnson, E. Kurtz 
Kelley, J. Fred. 
Lancaster, Chas. C. 
Lincoln. Dr. Nathan S. 
Larner, Noble D. 
Loring, Dr. Francis B. 
liOwry, Maj. Horatio B., V. 

S. .M.C. 
Murphy, Dominic L 
McCammon, Jos. K. 
McLanahan, Geo. W. 
Morse, .\lex. l^orter 
Matthews, Chas. M. 
.Marmion, Dr. W. V. 
MeLean, John R. 
McDitire, Wm. Cranch 
.Myers, Theo. W., Now York 

City. 
.Moore, Brig. Gen. John, U. 

S. A. 
Norris, James L. 
Noyos, Theo. W. 
Nicholson, .Major A. S., l'. 

S. .M.C. 
Oberlv, John H. 
O'Donnell, Williatn 



Ordway, N. G. 

Parker. Myron M. 

Ross, John W. 

Riggs, E. Francis 

Roessle, T. E. 

Rossell, Capt. W. T., U. .S. A. 

Richardson, Francis A. 

Reid, Capt. G. B.. U.S. .M.C. 

Rochester, Brig. Gen. Wm. 

B.. V. S. A. 
Slater, John G. 
Snyder. Benjamin P. 
Stone, Dr. Chas. E. 
Saks, Isadore 
Staples, O. G, 
Smith, Richard 
Soldon. Wm. H. 
Schade. Louis 
Stevens. Frederick C. 
Scholield. Maj. Gen. John 

M., U S. A. 
.Smith, Pavmaster-General 

William. U.S. N. 
Thompson. Williams. 
Tyler, R W. 
Towles, H. O. 
Tcniiey, [''ranklin 
Toner. Dr. .Joseph Jl. 
Thompson, John W. 
Thompson. Magnus S. 
Vincent, Brig. Gen. Thos. 

M.. r. S. A. 
Verdi, Dr. T. S. 
Wortbingion, Augustus S. 
Wellcr, .Mirhael I. 
Wilson, Nathaniel 
Wilkins, Beriah 
Willard, Hcnrv A. 
Williams. Wash. B. 
Wilson, .loremiah M. 
Woodbury, Levi 
Warner. Brainard H. 
Wilson, .Icsso B. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



■ I. I'KEi). \\.K\. l.K\\ iSm-rtnry. 



Jami:s [,. NoRius, ClKiinmin. 

Wm. Cranch McIntire, (Mrrespnnding Srcretnry. 



Barbour. .lames L. 
l5iscoe, Hcnrv L. 
Boynton. Gen. H. V. 
Britton. Alexander T. 
E<ison, John .lo.v 



members — 

Hillyer, Curtis J. 
Holt/man. Robert O. 
Johnson. J. Harrison 
Kelley. J. Fred. 
I.jinca«ter, Chas. C. 



Franklin, Rear .Vdmiral S. McDitire, Wtn. Cranch 

R., i:. .S. N. 
(iardner, Lawrence 



.McLanahan, George W 
Norris, .lames L. 
Noyes. Theodore W. 
Ross, John W. 
Richardson, Francis A. 
Smith, Richard 
Weller, Michael L 
Wilkins, Beriah 



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INAUGURAL CEREMONIES 



OF 



GROVER CLEVELAND, 

President, 



-AND- 



ADLAI E. STEVENSON, 

Vice-President. 

MARCH 4, 189^.. 



KINAL REPORT 



-OF THE- 



General Committee 



AND 



-OF THE- 



ExEcuTivE Committee. 



Col. James G. Berret, 
Chairman General Committee. 



Alexander Porter Morse 
Secretary. 

Charles C. Glover, 
Treasurer. 



James L. Norris, 
Chairman Executive Committee. 



J. Fred. Kelley, 
Secretary. 

Wm. Cranch McIntire, 
Corresponding Secretary. 

Gen. Martin T. McMahon, 
Grand Marshal. 



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MEMBERSHIP AND ORGANIZATION 

OF THE 

General Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies 

OF 

(President 
Grover Cleveland 

AND 

Vice-President 
Adlai E. Stevenson, 

March 4, 1893, 

As constituted by Hon. W. F. Harrity, Chairman Democratic 

National Committee, and by Col. James G. Beriet, 

Chairman General Inaugural Committee. 



The .General Committee which managed and conducted the 
arrangements for the Inaugural Ceremonies was organized as 
follows : 

On the 12th of December, 1892, Hon. W. F. Harrity, 
Ciiairman Democratic National Committee, addressed a com- 
munication to each of the gentlemen named in the following 
letter : 

"Philadelphia, Pa., December 12, 1892. 
" My Dear Sir : 

"The Democratic National Committee has appointed the 
folloAving named gentlemen as a committee to take charge of 
the ceremonies incident to the inauguration of President-elect 
Cleveland, on March 4, 1893, and of all matters relating 
thereto, viz : 



*•' Messrs. Jaiia-s (J. Bcrret, Heury L. Jiisc-oe, Alcxamk-r T. 
Britton, Charles 8. Bradley, M. W. Beveridge, Hierome O. 
Olaughton, Calderon Carlisle, George T. Diiulo]), Henrv E. 
Davis, J. Maury Dove, Charles W. Darr, John J. Edsoii, 
Kei^iiKild Fcndall, Lawrence (iardner, Charles C. Glover, 
William li. (Hirlcy, William A. (iordon, Matthew W. Gait, 
Edward J. Haiman, Peter H. Hill, Robert O. Holt/man^ 
William Hoi mead, George E. Hamilton, James H. Hopkins, 
J. Harrison Johnson, J. Ered. Kelley, Charles C. Lam-aster,. 
Martin E. Morris, Erederick L. ]Moore, William H. Manogne,. 
Dominic I. Mnri)hy, Joseph K. McCammon, (Jeorgc W. Mc- 
Lanahan, Ered. I>. McCniire, James L. Xorris, John H. 
Oberly, E. S. Parker, John W. Ross, Joseph Shilliugton, 
John (t. Slater, Benjamin P. Snyder, Edward J. Stellwagen,. 
William S. Thompson, Albert A. Wilson, Augustus S. 
Worthington, S. Walter Woodward, Samuel E. Wheatlev, 
Michael J. Weller, James P. Willett, Nathaniel Wilson. 

'*Col. James (J. Berret has been designated as Cliairman of 
the eonimittee, and is authorized to increase its membership, 
if such increase shall seem to him to be necessary. This com- 
mittee is authorized to ])rovide for the appointment of such ad- 
ditional committees and sub-committees as may be required. 

"It is hoped that you will find it convenient and agreeable 
to serve as a member of the committee. 
"Yours verv trulv, 

■^"W.' E. HARRITY." 



Col. James G. lierret, ai)pointed Chairman of the (icneral 
Committee, by virtue of authority conferred upon him in the 
above communication, increased the membership by the addi- 
tion of the following gentlemen, to each of whom he addressed 
a Jctter as follows : 

"CoMMrrTP:E ox iNvrcrRAL CKnE>[ONiEs. 

WASiiiNfJTON, Dcci'iiihcr 15, 1S!»2. 
Deak Sir: You are hereby aj^pointed a member of the 
C/ommittee on Inaugural Ceremonies, and I have the honor 
to request your presence at a meeting to be held in the 'Red 



Parlor,' Ebbitt House, Tuesday eveniug, the 20th inst., at 
7.30 o'clock. 

Very trulv yours, 

JAMES G. BERRET, 

CJiairman.'^ 

Allex, Dr. Charles 

Bacon, Paymaster A. W., U. S. N. 

Baird, General Absolem, U. S. A. 

Barbour, James L. 

Browne, Surgeon-General John ISIills, U. S. N. 

BusEY, Dr. Samuel C. 

Ball, Robert 

Berry, Walter Y. R. 

Craig, Captain Robert, U. S. A. 

Clark, William E. 

Casey, General Thomas Lincoln, U. S. A. 

Davidge, Walter D. 

Darling, Dr. Henry 

Deyine, John T. 

Dean, Mills 

Davis, Robert S. 

Droop, Edward F. 

Douglass, John W. 

Emery, Matthew G. 

Ernst, Colonel Oswald H., U. S. A. 

Fox, Albert F. 

Franklin, Rear-Admiral Samuel R., U. S. JST. 

Gardner, Dr. Frank A. 

Garnett, Henry Wise 

Graham, Andrew B. 

Greer, Rear-Admiral James A., U. S. N. 

GooDLOE, Major Green Clay, U. S. M. C. 

Hayavood, Colonel Charles, U. S. M. C. 

Harvey, James E. 



Hav, K. B. 

HKNMN(i, (Jeokc;!-: C. 

HiNE, Lemon (i. 

HiLLYER, Curtis J. 

Henderson', AVii.ijam G. 

Hensey, a. r. 

Heruhll, John E. 

.Johnson, E. Kurt/ 

Earner, Xohee D. 

EoRiNfj, Dr. Francis ]>. 

LowRY, ]M;ij()r Horatio B., U. S. M. C, 

Lincoln, Dr. Nathan S. 

Morse, Alex. Porter 

]\L\tthews, Charles M. 

Marmion, Dr. W. V. 

McLean, John \l. 

McIntire, William Cranch 

Myers, Theo. W. 

jVIoore, BrigaditT-Goiu'i-al John, T. S. A. 

NoYEs, Theodore AV. 

Nicholson, M:iji>r A. S., U. S. M. C. 

O'DoNNELL, William 

Ordway, N, (t. 

RiGGs, E. Francis 

ROE-SSLE, T. E. 

Rossell, Captain \\. T., F. S. A. 

Richardson, Francis A. 

Reid, Captain (J. P>., V. S. M. C. 

Rochester, liritradior-Gonoral W'm. B., F. S. A, 

Stone, Dr. Charles E. 

Saks, Isadore 

Staples. O. (J. 

SMrni, lJi< iiAKi) 

Seli»i:n. W'm.llwi H. 



ScHADE, Louis 

Stevens, Frederick C. 

ScHOFiEED, Major-General John M., U. S. A. 

Smith, Paymaster-General William, U. S. N. 

Thompson, John W. 

TOWLES, H. 0. 

Tenney, Franklin 

Toner, Dr. Joseph M. 

Tyler, Capt. R. W., U. S. A. 

Vincent, Brigadier-General Thomas M., U, S. A. 

Verdi, Dr. T. S. 

WiLKiNS, Beriah 

WiLLARD, Henry A. 

Williams, Wash. B. 

Wilson, Jeremiah M. 

Wilson, Jesse B. 

Warner, Brainard H. 

Siibseqnently, Messrs. INI. M. Parker, Levi Woodbury, 
Robert W. Fenwiek, B. Lewis Blackford, and Magnus S. 
Thompson, were appointed to fill occuring vacancies in the 
General Committee. 

This committee thus constituted, pursuant to notice, met in 
the ''Red Parlor" of the Ebbitt House Tuesday, Decem- 
ber 20, 1892, at half past seven o'clock in the evening, and 
was called to order by Col. James G. Berret, the Chairman, 
who addressed the meeting as follows: 

''Gentlemen: In entering upon the duties assigned to 
me as Chairman of your Committee, charged with the functions 
of conducting the inau(>;ural Ceremonies on the 4th of IVIarch 
after President Cleveland shall have been fairly inducted 
into office, my faith in the success of that occasion rests en- 
tirely upon the cordial co-operation of this and other comnnt- 
tees in the work to be accomplished. 

"It has been the uniform and becoming practice, to re- 
gard this welcome of the new chief magistrate as an expression 



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of the res])C'Ct of the coinmimity for tlie ^rrcat office wliieli ho 
hokls, free from all partisan eoh)rinii;an(l of personal partialitv. 

"Confonninti to the authority conferred upon nie, I have 
enlarged tiie number of the committee, so as to include dis- 
tinguished officers of the army, navy, marine corps, and prom- 
inent citizens whose experience, standing, and consideration 
will materially aid the main ol/jcct we all seek to achieve, 

"The |)urpose of this meeting needs no particular explana- 
tion. We have, in a word, come together to begin the busi- 
ness of a practical orginization. First, the election of a per- 
manent secretary; second, the election of vice-chairmen; 
third, the election of a treasurer; foiu'th, by the selection of 
an executive committee, limited to a working number, and 
upon which will fall the chief burden of active respon>ibilitv. 

"This is simply an outline of the plan for extending our 
hospitality to the incoming President. ])ut in the midst of 
these jileasant prejiarations, let us not forget the great afflic- 
tions which have darkened and saddened the fireside of the re- 
tiring President, who will go out of office bearing with him 
the confidence and esteem of his countrymen, and the earnest 
svm])athy of all the people of the ])istrict of Columbia, to 
whom he had long endeared himself by faitlifiil regard for 
their ijcst interests." 

The chair then announced that the business first in order 
was the election of a })ermanent secretary, a treasurer, and 

vice-chairmen. The committee thereujion electetl the follow- 
ing officers : 

Ai.KXANDKi; PoKTKi; MoiJSE, Sccrcfari/. 

CiiAi!i,i:s C (Ji>()VEi;, Treasurer. 

Vicv-( '/ininnen, 
M'lI.I.IAM ('i;a.\( II McIxTiRE, 

Waltki; D. Davidce, 

Aekxandku T. Pkhton. 

The l)usine>- next ill order wa< the selection of an Executive 
Committee. .Mi. (". C. (i lover offered the following resolu- 
tion, which \\a- adopted : 



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Whereas, all committees necessary to carry forward suc- 
cessfully the part usuall}" performed by the citizens of Wash- 
ington, as the representatives of the nation at large, in the in- 
auguration of the President of the Unted States, are of neces- 
sity the staif or assistants to the chairman ; and 

Whereas, the citizens of Washington have full confidence 
in the wisdom and fairness of the chairman of this meeting; 
now, tlierefore, be it 

Resolved, that it is the sense and the desire of this meeting 
that the selection and designation of an Executive Committee 
composed of twenty-one citizens shall be made by the chair- 
man of this meeting at his convenience. Said committee to 
act with said chairman and to exercise the usual powers of an 
Executive Committee on such occasions. 

The Chairman then announced that he had appointed Gen- 
eral Martin T. McMahon Grand Marshal of the Inaugural 
parade. 

The meeting then adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 

" Washington, D. C, December 20, 1892. 
"My Dear General: 

"As Chairman of the General Committee of the District of 
Columbia, charged with the duty of carrying out Inaugural 
Ceremonies after President Cleveland shall have been for- 
mally inducted into office on the 4th of March, I have had 
the })leasure to appoint you Grand Marshal for that interest- 
ing occasion, with the cordial approval of my colleagues. 

" In tendering you this expression of my personal friend- 
ship I indulge the hope that it may suit your convenience to 
accept the offer in the spirit which inspires it and thus gratify 
not only my own earnest desire, but the wishes and expecta- 
tion of this community at large. 
"Respectfully yours, 

"JAMES G. BERRET, 

" Chairman. 
"To Gen. Martin T. McMahon, 

"New York Hotel, New York City, N. Y." 

Gen. McMahon's letter under date of December 21, 1892, 
in response to this, informed the Chairman of the General In- 



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augural C'oiuniittce, Col. JauK'S CJ. Jjontt, of his acceptance 
of tlie appointment, and expressed his sense of the distinction 
conferreil upon him. 

The ("iiainnan, Col. .laiues G. Borrct, on the 2Gth day of 
December, 181>2, aj)pointed the foHowing Executive Com- 
mittee: 

.Jamks \j. N(»i;i;is, ( 'lidiriiKiit. 

BAi;i;i)ri;, .Iamks L. 

Biscui:, Hknrv L. 

BoYNTo.v, CJen. H. V. 

Britt< ).v, A m:x a n i hoi; T. 

Edson, John Joy 

Franklin, Kcar Admiral S. R., U. S. X. 

G A RDXER, E A \V R KXCE 

IIiij.vF.i;, ( "iiriis J. 

IIoLTZ.MAN, Rol'.F.RT O, 

Johnson, .1. Haijrison 
Kellev, J. l''i;i:i). 
Eancasteij, ('iiAi;r-Es C. 
McIntike, William Ckancii 

McLaXAIIAN, (iEO. W . 

NoYES, Theodore W. 
Ross, John W, 
RicFLVRosoN, Francis A. 

S.MiriF. 1J|( II \K!> 

Wkli.kil Miiiiael E 

W I I, KINS, BeUIAII 

Between the first and the second mectimjs of the (Jencral 
CiiMimitfcc t!ic foiiowinii- jrentlemnn declined to serve: 

.1. r. Willctt, George E. Hainiltnn, (leorire T. Dunh.p. A. 
A. Wilson, Calderon Carlisle, Reginald Fendall, E.J. Stell- 
wngeii, H. E. Davis, Jos. Shillingt.-n, C. W. Darr. W. A. 



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Gordon, J. Maury Dove, E. S. Parker, James H. Hopkins, 
S. E. ^V^le•^tley, S. W. Woodward, F. L. Moore, Wni. Hol- 
mead, W. H. Manocjue, F. B. McGuire. 

At the second meeting of the General Committee, liehl at 
head(ji,iarters, 1425 Xew York avenue, on Monday evening, 
February 20, 1893, Mr. James L. Norris, chairman of the 
Executive Committee, submitted a written report of the or- 
ganization and the work of the Executive Committee to date. 

The Sub-committees on Civic Organizations, on Music, on 
Finance, through tlieir respective chairmen, Mr. William 
Dickson, Mr. William H. Slack, and Mr. R. O. Holtzman, 
submitted in writing statements of the progress of the work 
assigned them. Oral reports indicating satisfactory jjrogress 
were made by Messrs. Richard Smith, James L. Barbour, 
Mills Dean, Dominic I. Murphy, Ralph L. Gait, B. Lewis 
Blackford, Col. H. C. Corbin, Henry L. Biscoe, M. I. Wel- 
ler, Oliver T. Beaumont, James E. Bell, Xoble D. Earner, 
George C. Henning, J. Harrison Johnson, Joseph Parris, 
William A. Hutchings, John H. Oberly, and E. B. Hay, 
cliairnien of the respective committees, and by Mr. Lawrence 
Gardner, the General ^Manager. 

The meeting then adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
Respectfully submitted. 

ALEX. PORTER IMORSE, 
Secretary of the General Committee, 



FINAL REPORT 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 



INAUGURAL CEREMONIES 



J//'. ( 'liii'iniuin (ind Gentlemen of f/ie 

(ieneral In(iii(/iiral Coiiiniiffec: 

It is with niiafli'cted gratification that tlie Executive C'uin- 
niittct' on wlioni was devolved the chief" care of the prepara- 
tions for one of the most elahorate and imposing spectacles 
ever witnessed at the Capital, come now after the full comple- 
tion of their labors to snbmit their final report and to com- 
mit their rec(»rd of the great occasion to the national annals. 

In puisiianee of this ])iirj)osc we here insert the record of 
proceedings attested hv the Secretary of the Executive Com- 
mittee, Mr. .1. Vi\'(]. Kelley. 

An Executive Committee, consisting of twenty-one citizens, 
Mas dulv desiiriiated hv the (leiiei'al Inauirural Ct»nimittee. 
The followine: are the names of the ^entleiiu'n wht) were thus 
designated : 

.Iami:s \j. Xorris, ('lidiniKin. 
.Iamks L. JJAnnoiK. 
1Ihm;v \j. ]iis(<)i;. 

(JkN. II. \'. I'xiVNToX. 

A i.p:x AMtr.i; T. r.iMiiox. 



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John Joy Edsox. 

Rear-admiral S. 11. Fraxklix, U. S. N. 

Lawrexce Gardner. 

Curtis J. Hillyer. 

ROBT. O. HOLTZMAX. 

J. Harrisox Johxsox, 
J. Fred. Keli.ey. 
Charles C. Laxcaster. 
George W. McLaxahax. 
William Craxch McIxtire. 
Theodore W. Noyes. 
Joiix W. Ross. 
Francis A. Richardsox. 
Richard Smith. 
Michael I. Weller. 
Beriah Wilkixs. 

To the Executive Coaitnittee was entrusted substantially 
the entire work and responsibility of the inaugural prepara- 
tions. They were empowered to have general supervision of 
all sub-committees, fill all vacancies, define their duties, di- 
rect their movements, authorize all expenditures, and create 
and appoint additional sub-committees, if found to be neces- 
sary, reporting their action fiom time to time to the General 
Committee. 

At the call of the Chairman, the first meeting was held De- 
cember 28, 1892, in the Lenman Building, 1425 New York 
avenue, where spacious and suitable apartments as Inaugural 
Headquarters had been selected by the General Committee. 
At this first meeting the Chairman, Mr. James L. Norris, de- 
livered the following address: 

"Gentlemen: We have been selected by the proper au- 
thorities as the Executive Committee to prepare for the cere- 
monies of luauo-uration on the 4th of March next. In ac- 



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ceptinjr this high trust we shall, nianv of us, be comi)ell('d in 
a large measure to leave our ])rivate avocations and assume 
the responsil)ilitv in eonunon with those who arc to he associ- 
ated with us in making a |)re[)aration whicii shall reflect 
credit upon our city, upon the distinguished men who are to 
he inaugurated, and upon our whole country. 

The inauguration of a President of this great Rej)ul)lic is 
in a very important sense a proud national affair, and at the 
same time it has been left by unbroken past usage in the 
hands of the citizens of this District, without distinction of 
part}', to make the ceremonies worthy of the grand occasion. 

As we assume this vast woik we hojie to have with us, in 
active and cordial co-ojx'ration, not only the members of the 
(ieneral Committee, with its honored veteran and exj)erienced 
Chairman, Col. James (J. Berret, but as many of our noble 
and ]»atriotic fellow-citi/.cns upon othei- committees yet to be 
announced as may be recpiired to make the approaching in- 
auguration the most imposing spectacle ever witnessed here 
on anv similar occasion. The good people of this District 
siirciv have the ability, and I doubt not the will, to exhibit 
the decorum and hos])itality of our grand ( apital to the un- 
])rece(lented throng of our fellow-counti'ymen who will be 
])resent with us on that day iVom every section of the land. 

The honor of our designation, unsolicited by any one of us, is 
no doubt fullv ap]M-eciated by us all. But the resimnsibility 
it entails cannot be ovei-estiinated. Noi', genth'men, can I, 
standing in this jH)sition to-day, omit to advert to my ])rede- 
cessor of eight veai's ago, the late honorable and lamented 
A\'illi:im ^^. Gait, whose nol)le spirit and invincible energy 
did so much to inspire his associates with enthusiasm and to 
make that inauguration memorable in the annals of the 
nation. Would that he could be here with us now. 

IMav I not venture to believe that his action in that day is 
not for<rotten and will serve to incite everv one of us and all 



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our fellow-citizens to contribute everything in our power for 
the success of the undertaking. While we know that nothing 
is to be gained by it but the credit of having done our duty 
well, we must see to it that nothing is left undone to insure 
the highest measure of success. 

Gentlemen, let us determine that there shall be no failure 
even in the most minute details; let us work together with 
the desire of no other reward than that which the purest pa- 
triotism confers, so that when each of us shall retire to his 
private avocations it may be with the full consciousness that 
he has done his utmost to reflect honor upon our Govei'ument, 
our city, and all our j)eo})le." 

The orgam'zation was then completed by the election of 
J. Fred. Kelley as secretary, and Mr. William Crancli Mcln- 
tire as corresponding secretary, whereupon a Special Commit- 
tee was appointed to propose and rei)ort a list of chairmen for 
the various sub-committees and to define their duties. The 
second meeting of the Executive Committee was held Decem- 
ber 31, 1892, at which meeting this Special Committee re- 
ported a chairman for each sub-committee, and defineil the 
duties of each of said sub-committees. 

The report of this Special Committee was adojited by the 
Executive Committee, and thereupon it was ordered that the 
several chairmen select officers and members to constitute 
their committees and ])resent their list of various names to 
the Executive Committee for confirmation. This was done, 
their designations confirmed, and the Inaugural Register 
of all officers and members [)repared and published in book 
form, it being entitled "Cleveland and Stevenson Inaug- 
ural Ceremonies, March 4, 1893; Officers and Members of 
the (Jeneral, Executive, and Sub-committees;" a copv of 
which is presented herewith. The chairmen of the various 
sub-committees hereinafter named accepted their appointments 
promptly, and with commendable diligence and ability en- 



teiX'd upon tlie wurk a.ssigned tlieiu and prosecuted it with 
the most gratifying success, reporting their progress from time 
t(» time to the Executive Committee. 

After this said second meeting of December 31, 1892, the 
Executive Committee held regular semi-weekly meetings be- 
sides frequent called special meetings. 

Attest: J. EKED. KELLEY, 

Secretari/ of the Kvecutire Coinmiitee. 

The several sub-committees are here referred to in the ful- 
lowing order: 

COMMITTEE ON EIXAXCE. 

KoBERT (). HoLTZMAN, ('Jiaimian, 
Wirj.iA^r T. JIaimms, Sirrrfftri/, 

with 240 gentlemen most prnniiiieut in the business and pid- 
fessional walks of life. To this eonimittce was entrusted tlie 
raising of all funds necessary for the preparations, making 
due acknowledgment to each contributor and depositing such 
funds with the Treasurer. It is scarcely necessary to say that 
with such a committee and so organized, their work was 
})romptly and nobly done, and the magn»tieent sum of S;)."),()2") 
was secured. This sum was the guarantee iund advanced by 
over 400 citi/ens, this cdniiiiittee having' suggested that uo 
large individual sums were desired. The subscriptions were 
so j)romptly made that the Executive Committee gave notice 
through the press that on and after Eebrnary 24, 189-">, all 
siil)-cri|)tion books woidd be closed. 

KECEPTJOX ( ( )M M riTEI-:. 

Ma)or-Gener:d .buiN M. S( m n i iii.d, {' . S. A., CJi"iriii<tii. 

Tliis notable committee consisted of the members of the Ex- 
ecutive Committee, tlie Chief Justice and the dustices of the 



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Supreme Court of tlie United States, the Chief Justice and 
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the District of 
Columbia, the Judges of the Court of Claims, the members of 
the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Commissioners < f 
the District of Columbia, Senators and Representatives from 
each of the United States, Delegates from the Territories, and 
650 other gentlemen designated from all the pursuits and 
ranks of life and from wide sections of the country. To this 
distinguished body of men was assigned the grateful duty of 
receiving and extending befitting courtesies to the President 
and Vice-President, with their special parties, and other dis- 
tinguished guests at the Inaugural Ball and Reception, 

These graceful duties were deftly and successfully performed 
in the highest style of recognized etiquette, and our thanks are 
specially due to this committee for their efficient aid amid the 
unj)aralleled throng of visitors on that occasion. 

COMMITTEE ON BALL-ROOM DECORATION. 

Richard Smith, Chairman, 

E. G. Davis, 1st Mcc-Chairman, 

George W. McLanahan, 2d Mce-('hainnan, 

J. Hoi.DSWORTii GoRDOx, Sccretarif, 

with one hundred other gentlemen, who most admirably justi- 
fied the propriety of their selection for this artistic labor. 

The Executive Committee having secured from the Gov- 
ernment, by written contract, the absolute use of the Pension 
Building for a certain time, namely, from March 4th to 
March 7th, both inclusive, with the privilege of commencing 
the work of decorating some days before, turned ever the 
premises to the Decorating Committee, who soon changed the 
great court into one of the mrst fairy scenes ever presented to 
public view. 



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Tilt' uiii-ic stands, extendinii' t'lmn the nm'tli and suulli lial- 
conies, and supported by circular pillars i-ising from the 
ground tioor, seemed only a j)art of the oriuinal structure, and 
constituted, with their decoration, one of the grand features of 
the court. 

The reception rooms of the Piesident and Vice-President 
were most gorgeous in their decorations, the furniture the 
most elegant that could Ix' obtained by our fcHow citizen, Mr. 
^\ :i~h. II Williams, and -ujjplied i>y him without cost to the 
conunittee. The floral, electrical, and textile environments 
were of the nutst profuse, variegated, and ornamental nature. 

Nothing of the kind ha-; ever ecpialled the arti.-tic woi'k of 
this I)('corating Committee. They were efliciently a-.-i>teil 
by the 

COMMITTEE OX BALL-ROOM ILLUMINATION'. 

James L. IJAituoru, Cluiinnan, 
JoHX K. McLean, 7.s7 ]lc(-CJialnii(in, 
A. A. TfI<»^rAs, Jd \'i(r-( 'liainnan, 
\\'i\AA.\y\ V. IlAirr, Secrcfari/, 

and forty-tive other gentlemen well versed in the pecubar de- 
partnu'Ut of the work assigned them, as the result most clearly 
evidenced, prod.ucing the most surprising effects through- 
out the vast space and using the most recent discoveries and 
devices in tiie electrical art. 

COMMITTEE oX STREET ILEUM I NATION AND 
ITRE-WORK.S. 

Mii.i> Dean, ( 'IntimKin, 
■ lollN A. ("l.Al.'E, Sicnhiri/, 

and foii\- ((tlici- gciitlcnicn chosen foi' their capai)ility to |)Ut 
the most public thorough lares ot" the city in a Hood of varie- 
gated light and to ))i-ej)are for the entertainment <if the public 



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a marvelous pyrotechnic display which was exhibited in the 
Monument Grounds on the evening of the 6th of March, 
1893, to an immense mass of delighted spectators, who beheld 
it from every available spot in this city. 

COMMITTEE ON BADGES. 

DoMixic I. Murphy, Chah-man, 
Henry L. West, Vice-CJiainnan, 
Joiix Hadley Doyle, Secretary, 

with fourteen other gentlemen, all experts in matters of taste 
and of titting symbols of every description. 

To them was committed the \vork of devising appropriate 
badges and, with the approval of the Executive Committee, se- 
curing and delivering the same to the chairmen and officers 
of the several committees for distribution. This difficult task 
was most successfully accomplished. The badges were speci- 
mens of superior skill and handicraft and were distributed to 
the number of 4,132, besides 500 distinctive badges to the 
press and 150 to the special messengers employed by the 
Committee on Public Comfort at the several railroad stations 
and should ever remain to their possessors the cherished sou- 
venirs of the memorable occasion. 

COMMITTEE ON BANQUET. 

JoHX W. Ross, Chairman, 

Duncan S. Walker, Vice- Chairman, 

I^EONARD C. Wood, Secretary, 

with fourteen other gentlemen. This comnnttee made excel- 
lent preparation for a banquet, which was held in the Pension 
Building on the evening of March 4, 1893. This committee 
made plans and had erected a large building on the north side, 
outside of, but adjacent to, the Pension Building, as a kitchen, 
equipping it with all requisite utensils. They caused a con- 



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tract for tlie l)anquet to be niaile with one of Washingtoit 
City's well known caterers, guaranteeing him .So,5UU to pro- 
vide for 7,000 jiersons, presenting a menu the most various and 
bountiful ever offered in this city on any similar occasion. 
The income to the Inaugural Committee from all sources con- 
nected therewith was 82,290.21. All persons were accom- 
modated who souLiJit retVcsJinu'iits. 

COMMini:!-: ox PJiO.MKXADE COXCEKT. 

Kali'H L. Galt, C/itiinnan, 
Andrew J. Miller, Vice-Chdiniwn, 
Jamks C. Hooe, Sccrcfari/, 

with about 300 other gentlemen, embracing the very flower of 
our younger citizens. This committee was charged with the 
general supervision of the concerts under the a})[)n»val of the 
Executive Committee. As Sumlay intervened during the in- 
augural period they were confronted with the (piestiou in what 
manner that day coidd be employed in view of" the vast throng 
of visitors who would then he in the city. They determined 
upon a plan of action, ai)proved by the Executive Committee, 
from which they hoped not only to honor the day but also to 
secure a handsome sum for disbursement to the several chari- 
ties of this District. This plan, however, was at the last mo- 
ment thwarted, and it was finally abandoned, resulting disas- 
trously in many ways. This incident is so peculiar that your 
committee desire to treat it separately in another part of this 
rej)ort. It nui.-t l)e accordeii, however, to the Committee on 
Promenade Concert that they behavetl nobly under the trying 
situation. 

On the last day, Tuesday, March 7th, by order of tiie Exe- 
cutive Committee, and with the co-operation of" the sub-com- 
mittees ill charge, the I)all-room was thrown open, free of 
charge, to all tlie Orphan Asylums of this Pistrict. and a 



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great company of delighted and wondering children, with 
their friends, thronged the place and enjoyed the spectacle to 
their hearts' content, and when they left the building it was 
to carry with them thoughts that may live with them as long 
as memory holds its throne. This sub-committee managed 
the Monday and Tuesday series of concerts held in the ball- 
room with great tact and success and to the delight and satis- 
faction of the large crowds who resorted to the building. 
The music of the Marine Band at the series of concerts was 
of a superior order and executed in the finest style, the pieces 
for the occasion having been selected by the joint action of 
the Committee on Music and the Committee on Promenade 
Concert. This committee turned over to the Treasurer of the 
Inaugural Committee the handsome sum of §11,233, and they 
<leserve the heart-felt thanks of the whole community. 

COMMITTEE OX TICKETS AND INVITATIONS. 

Beriah Wilkins, Chairman, 
B. Lewis Blackfokd, Hx'cretarii, 

^vith eight other gentlemen adept in the work assigned them. 
They were charged with prociu'ing designs for the souvenir 
card of the Inaugural Ball and RecejJtion to accompany the 
tickets of admission ; to hav^e prej^ared the requisite number 
of each and deliver them to tlie appropriate committee for 
distribution and sale. 

The souvenir card was executed in this city and is the most 
perfect of its kind ever j)roduced. The card is decorated with 
portraits of President Cleveland and Vice-President Steven- 
son, with female figures representing peace and war on either 
side. Above is represented the grand Capitol Building and 
l)eneath the Executive Mansion. The left hand tal)let contains 
the names of the officers of the General and Executive Commit- 



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tees, whik' tlu' rii^ht liaml tablet bears the names of the members 
of tlie Kxcciitivc ('oinmittee. On the pediment stretehes the 
scroll <li\i<]i<l by a national shield having; the leirend — 

"In.M(;ii{AJ, Bai.i. and Ri-.ckition. ^FARcir 4, 1.^93." 

The committee deserves iniich ci-cilit Ibr ])ic|)ariiii>; this 
magnificent and iiiii(|uc souvenir. 

COMMITTKI-: OX MILITAIJV ()1J( iAMZATIOXS. 

Col. William (t. Moore, Cliainiutn, 

Col. H. C. Corbin, Vice-Chair man a ml Cor- 

resj)()H(Ji))f/ Secretarj/, 
Richard Sylvkster, Sccrefari/, 

with forty other j^entlemen, who promptly undertook the 
i'hari^e of all military or<rani/,ations intending to participate 
in the ceremonies and the suj)ply of (piarters for the same, re- 
porting from time to time to the Executive Committee and to 
the (Jraud Maishal, Gen. Martin T. McMahon. This work 
entailed on the committee a vast labor and I'csulicd in placing 
in line on Inauguration Day a large array of troops. The 
military display was most creditable to botii otticers and men 
and reflected high honor on the distinguished organizations. 
Their comfort and enjoyment while in the city was largely 
due to the exertions of this enter))rising committee, whose 
kin<lness and hospitality they will long remember. 

Kspccial mention must iicre be made of the admirable serv- 
ice rendered bv the distinguished Chairman, ( 'ol. Wul (i, 
MtM»re, tor the untiring and timely service he rendered, and 
liis ready response to every call of the Executive Committee 
in all emergencies. The military organizations found in him 
and his associates substantial friends. 



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THE COMMITTEE ON CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, 

Willi A :m Dicksox, Chairman, 

Capt. Edwin H. Neumeyer, First Vice- Chairman, 
Capt. John S. Miller, &cond Vice- Chairman, 
Prof. Harry King, Secretary, 

with about 4.30 other trentlemen, chasen from the })rominent 
citizens of this District, promptly assumed the herculean task 
of providing- for all civic organizations applying to participate 
in the Inaugural Ceremonies, of keeping an account of the 
same, furnishing them with quarters and the liospitality of 
the city, and from time to time making reports to the Exec- 
utive Committee and to the Grand Marshal. Nothing but the 
highest capacity and the utmost vigilance would have been 
equal to the task imposed on this committee. The result 
justified every expectation. The large body of civilians were 
handled with magic skill and re[)rcsented in a striking way 
the most salient features of the character of the American peo- 
]ile. Very much is due to the untiring assiduity of this im- 
portant committee. 

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION. 

Major Henry L. BrscoE, Chairman, 
James E. White, Mce- Chair man, 
Percy G. Smith, Secretary, 

with seventy-five other gentlemen having a wide knowledge 
and familiar acquaintance throughout the country constituted 
this committee. To them was intrusted the duty of corres- 
ponding with the railroad companies in reference to transpor- 
tation in all parts of the union, to secure the lowest rate of 
fares for the benefit of visitors and making known the same 
through the press at the earliest time practicable. This work 
was admirably performed in the face of formidable difficulties, 
and contributed not a little in bringing to the Capitol the 



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iinnicnse concourse from every quarter jircsciit at the Inaugu- 
ration. Tlie companies who thus reduced their rates in favor 
<tf the traveliuL^ jdihlic, are entith'd to the thanks of thiscdUi- 
niittee and tlie jteople of the country. It is (hie to tliis eoni- 
inittee to recognize tlie important work they did in effecting 
the result. 

COMMrnKK ()\ VVBLIC COMFORT. 

!\ri(iiAi:L I. Weller, ('/ifiinnaii, 
L. \\ M'uKiHT, Mce-CliainiKin, 
A.NDKEw .1. SciiWAUTZ, Scref({ri/, 

with ;3()U (tther gentlemen, constituted a committee whose ser- 
vices were indispensible to maintain the high reputation of 
this city for Inxpitality and kindness to strangers. Their 
duties were manifold and exacting. To provide food and 
lodging at reasoiial)le rates lor an iiiHux of hundreds and thou- 
sands of strangers suddenly added to the resident ])oj)ulation. 
jnany of whom had their homes full of friends and kindred, 
demanded exertions well nigh exhausting. But tliis commit- 
tee, with untiring energy, were able to direct each visitor to 
comfortable quarters, which had been previously inspected by 
trained inspectors, and had the ])leasure of knowing that their 
services were appreciated on all >idts w ithoiit a nnu'iniir of 
com|)laint to break the nutes of universal apj)reciation. One 
striking feature of the work of this committee was the prepar- 
ation of maj)- -liowing cvei-y street and block in this District, 
one of which was mailed to each indi\"idnal foi- whom (juarters 
had been selected. 

TiiK sri;-c()MMrrri:i-: ox imiilic comfuut 

FOR COLOKKI) ORGANIZATIONS, 

.b»ii N A. < ll;A^•, ( '/iinniKiii, 

with seventeen of oiir mo>t prominent colored citizens, consti- 
tuted an iin|) )rtant factor in the lab )rs of the main c(»mmittee, 



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and did iioble work in furnishing accommodations for the 
people of their own race. We cannot too highly commend 
the ability, accuracy and efficiency of this committee. 

THE COMMITTEE ON MUSIC. 
W. H. Slack, Chairman, 
Dr. ER^EST F. King, Vice- Chairman, 
JoHX Porter Eaavrence, Secretary, 
-with some sixty other gentlemen, comprising the highest 
quality in this department, had charge of all matters relating 
to the location and construction of the grand music stands and 
to the procurement of bands, orchestras^ and instruments to be 
employed during the Inaugural period, subject to the approval 
of the Executive Committee. In the performance of their 
delicate and responsible duties, they evinced the highest char- 
acter of men acquainted with their work, and performed their 
task with great credit to themselves and witii evident token 
of the public gratification. 

THE COMMITTEE ON CARRIAGES. 
Oliver T. Beaumont, Chairman, 
Allison Nailor, Vice- Chairman, 
James M. Leitcii, Secretary, 

M'ith thirty other gentlemen, were charged with the duty of 
corresj)onding with the owners of public conveyances of all 
kinds for the accommodation of passengers at reasonable'rates. 
This work they did most faithfully, securing safe and speedy 
conveyance to the people and pi-otecting them from rudeness 
and extortion, which, happily for the fame of our city, are not 
l)revalent here among this useful class of our fellow citizens. 
This committee devised the plans and had constructed the 
entrances leading from the streets to the Pension Building. 
They caused to be constructed at each entrance platforms so 



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spacious that fntni fifteen to twenty ean'Ia«;es coukl be deliv- 
ered oftlieir passengers at the same moment. 

THK COMMITTKE OX PRESS. 

FlIANCIS A. IvKHARDSON, C/i'iinilon, 

with twenty other gentlemen, veterans of j<mrnali-in, were 
eharged with all arranuement f )r the accommodation of the 
rejMvsentatives of the press and ftirnishino; all facilities for 
the comprehensive service whieh they rendered in their world- 
wide accounts of the national occasion. It i< due to this com- 
mittee to say that their labor was invaluable in the depart- 
ments assigned them, and that no complaints of neglect or 
mismanagement were heard fiom the large corps of reporters 
and corresj>ondents from all ])arts of the country. The K\- 
ecutive Committee had built for the exclusive use of this com- 
mittee a handsome stand on Pennsylvania avenue in front of 
the Executive jNIansion, a few feet east of the grand review- 
ing stand, capable of comfortably seating 250 representatives 
and correspondents representing the press of this country. 

THE r•()^^^nTTEE ox roMiT)irr at 

J',AEL-i{OO.M, 

.l.\.MEs K. JJell, ChdiriiKtn, 

Arthur B. Claxton, Vicc-Chdiniuin, 

with fil'tccii other LK'Htlcnu'ii, were cliargc(l with j)lanning and 
constructing boxes for hats, cloaks, tV:c., and with sujiervision 
of the same on the night of the Inaugural I'all and Recep- 
tion and the Concerts on the following Monday and Tuesday. 
The committee pro\i(ied l(».s;',(i hat boxes, of which niim- 
l)cr 3,4.')2 were locateil tor the convenience of the ladies and 
7,404 for the gcnth'meii. These were in charge of eighty as- 
sistants, princi|»allv letter carriers, and to the credit of the 



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system and their efficienc}' not a single article entrusted to 
their care failed to be returned to the owner. 

THE COMMITTEE OX PUBLIC ORDER, 

Noble D. Earner, Chainnan, 
Robert Ball, T7ee- Chairman, 
Samuel M. Yeatman, >Secretari/, 

Avith fifty-four other gentlemen, were charged with the duty 
of co-operating with the District Commissioners and aiding to 
procure and enforce all necessary regulations for the proper 
display of the Inaugural Ceremonies. It was of vital im- 
portance to preserve order in the public streets and in and 
around the ball-room and required the steady nerve and cease- 
less vigilance of earnest men to supervise the conduct of the 
moving population and see that all the complicated move- 
ments of the day were made with the regularity and smooth- 
ness of the most perfect machinery. The result of this ef- 
fective supervision was visible everywhere and the occasion 
transpired with fewer casualties than might have been antici- 
pated, and with no evidence of disorder. 

THE BALL TICKET DISTRIBUTING 
CO.A[MITTEE, 

George C. Henning, Chairman, 

and thirty-three other gentlemen were chosen for their apti- 
tude and trustworthiness in handling such packages as really 
represented the reimbursement of the enormous expenditures 
incident to the Inaugural Ceremonies. The accuracy v/ith 
which the persons employed handled and accounted for each 
ticket of the thousands that were issued for the Inaugural 
Ball and Reception and the subsequent Concerts is something 
exceptional. This committee deserve the utmost credit for 



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the inaniKT in which they (li.<chargc(l their duties. Thev r-ohl 
7,435 tickets fur the Inaugural Ball and Reception, amount- 
ing to the magnificent sum of s37,17o. 

COMMITTEE OX PARKS. RESERVATIONS, AND 
RRIVILEGES. 

J. Haurisox Johnson, ('/lainnan, 
I. X. .lAfKsoN, ]'lce-( 'lidiniian, 
( ). L. .loiiNsoN, iSecrefcri/, 

with lOO other gentlemen of practical i<no\vledge and execu- 
tive ability, constituted this important committee. To them 
was committed the contr()I and sale of all |)rivilcg('s on the 
line of the Inaugural procession and at the Inaugural Jiall 
and Rece))tion. This committee advertised for and received 
sealed liids lor rights to erect reviewing .stands on the j)nl)]ic 
reservations, rights for j)ul)Iishing an official jirogram, designs 
and bids for erecting the (irand Reviewinjr Stand, and the 
review stand erected e.vclusively for the press. The lecciiits 
of this committee from the sale of all the ])rivileges, amounted 
to the handsome sum of So,091, which is far in excess of the 
income derived from the sale of the same privileges on any 
former Inaugural occasion. 

The work of this c((mmittee was jierformed so successiullv, 
that the grand throughfarc from the Capitol to the Executive 
Mansion was lined with reviewing stands of the most comfort- 
able and substantial character. One of the special prides of the 
Inaugural Committee was the Grand Presidential Reviewing 
Stand erected in front of the Executive Mansion, with a .seating 
capacity for 1,260 persons. This stand was the most perfect 
and costly ever built on that historic spot, surj)rassing everv- 
thingof the kind erected in this country tor capacity, tirnme.-s, 
comfort, architecture, and gorgeous decoration. 

To this connnittce wc, in common with the vast throng of 
visitors on that occasion from all parts of the country, owe a 



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special debt of gratitude for the splendid triumph for ilieir 
enterprise. 

COMMITTEE ON SAFETY. 

Joseph Parris, Chainaan, 
JiLSOX I). ENT^VISTLE, Secretary, 

with twenty other gentlemen. To this committee was as- 
signed the duty, from their long experience and familiarity 
with the means of protection, of all arrangements for the 
safety of the Pension Building and the comfort of the guests 
at the Inaugural liall and Reception. The Executive Com- 
mittee assigned them a room in the Pension Building which 
they occupied night and day, from March 1st to March 7th 
inclusive. They patrolled the building at all hours with a 
scrutiny whicli nothing escapes. It was largely due to this 
vigilance, that not even an alarm transpired and all went on 
securely to the end. 

COMMITTEE ON STREET DECORATIONS. 

WiLLiAii A. HuTCHiNS, Chairman, 
Louis D. Wine, Vice-Chairman, 
J. Thomas West, Jr., Secretary, 

with 12() other gentlemen, constituted this committee. They 
were charged with the duty of securing the decoration of the 
streets, avenues, and public and private buildings of the city, 
particularly on the great thoroughfare along which the Inaug- 
ural procession passed. They were nobly supported by the 
public spirited citizens who gratuitously aided tliem in dress- 
ing the capital in one grand gala day attire. Under an act of 
Congress this committee obtained from the War and Navy 
Dejiartments a vast number of various kinds of flags with 
which they succeeded in having many hundreds of houses 
decorated. These flags were gathered in by this committee 



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after the Inaiimu'al pcrioil and ivtiirned to the Departnieiiti^ 
i'roni \\hich tlu'v were «»l)taiiiO(l. It i^ iiii[)ractical)le to de- 
scribe in this report the many inaiiiiiticcnt ileeorations, due to 
the untiring efforts of this excellent committee, which greeted 
the eye in every direction and gave token to the beholder that 
the whole population were rejoicing over some notal)le national 
event. 

COMMITTKl-: ().\ I'RIXTIXC;. 

.1(11 IN II. Ol'.KKl.v, C/i(iiriiiau, 
l)()l;sI•;^• ("la<;ett, Vice-CJialniKin, 
(Jen. J)r.\c.\N S. ^\^\LKI•;H, Secretary, 

\\\i\\ thirty other gentlemen experienced in all mattei*s of pub- 
lication and the great master art of our times. They were 
charged with the duty of furnishing all the necessary ))rinting 
which every day exacted. They called for bids on all mat- 
ter pre])ared by and for the Executive Committee, and ar- 
ranged for all till' work (tii a scale of the most prompt, fin- 
ished and econ(»mical execution. Faithfully and wisely they 
])erfornK'd this enormous task, and they are specially entitled 
to credit for their good work. 

Till-: (;i:.\i-:kal MA.\A(iKR. 

Law RKNCK (iAKDNKIJ, (n'iivni/ M(rnii(jn\ 

with liis f'oui' assistants, was calKd iijinu to >u])t'rvise in all 
matters concerning the safety, comfort, and c(»nvenieuce of the 
patrons of the Inaugural Uallaud I\e('c|)tion, and the Concerts 
that followed on Monday and Tuesday, to see that all com- 
mittees were properly j)erforming tlieii- duties, and make re- 
ports to tli" Kxecutive Committee. It was an exacting j)o- 
sition, w liicli no man coidd have better filled. The responsi- 
bilit\- was great and mo.-t Mnbl\- discharged. It was lii> eon- 
stant attendance and luitiring assiduitv that coiitributed so 
much to the y:i'cat success. 



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COMMITTEE OX FLOOR AND PROMENADE. 

E. B. Hay, Chairman, 
George A. Darlixg, Secretari/, 

with about 612 other gentlemen of high social standing and 
adept in the manners and customs of the people, constituted 
this grand committee. The duties assigned them centered in 
the great court of the Inaugural Ball and Reception and were 
of the most delicate and conventional character. In the pres- 
ence of a vast throng of ladies and gentlemen they performed 
their functions with great eclat and gave new zest to the en- 
joyment of every guest. Too much praise cannot be bestowed 
upon this committee for their great complacence, civility, and 
address. 

THE AUDITING COMMITTEE 

consisted of the solid and well-known citizens, Jesse B. Wil- 
son, chairman, and John O. Johnson and Fred. W. Pratt, 
who scrutinized all the bills, vouchers, checks, and accounts 
and counted all the admission tickets and whose approval of 
the accuracy of all is the best guarantee that can be given 
to the public for the business and financial fidelity of your 
Executive Committee in all the affairs of the Inaugural 
ceremonies. 

THE TREASURER, 

Charles C. Glover, 

of the banking house of Messrs. Riggs & Co., accepted the 
laborious duties assigned him and daily furnished the Execu- 
tive Committee an account of the state of the inaugural guar- 
antee fund, stating the name of each subscriber and the 
amount subscribed, and he honored each demand made upon 
him as it arose. His experience on similar occasions espec- 



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i;ill\' t]iialitif(l liim tn render the Inaugural ( 'Diniiiittee valu- 
able a.ssi.stance. 

Checks were drawn and mailed Maivh K!, I.SU-'), payable 
to the order of each subscriber for the full amount of his con- 

tl'iblltinii. 

Mr. J. FRED. KELLEY, SECRETARY OF THE 
EXECUTI \'E C( )^rM rrTEE. 

We should be unjust in this report if we failed to mention 
the indefatii^able services of this irentleman in the arduous 
duties imposed upon him. .Vll his work is a model of neat- 
ness, aeciu'acy, and dispatch. His sujH'rior abilitv in [)liras- 
inu' correspoudeuce and preparing; records, bills, circulars, 
vouchers, and forms and keepiui*; the accounts was dailv 
sh(»wn and he has left a lasting monument to his name in the 
archives of this committee. 

Mr. wash. R. WILLIAMS. 

While thi- committee are deeply uratel'ul to ail their friends 
w iio came so promj)tly and nobly to their aid and would diaw 
no invidious distinctions, yet the *;cnerosity of our fellow- 
citizen, Mr. Williams, deserves a special mention. He had 
no sooiici' heard of the location of the liead(piartei's ot' the 
committee than he immediately set about iiratuitouslv i"urni.-h- 
iuLi the spacious rooms with many articles of convenience for 
the use of the various committees. \o oiic could liavt' been 
moi'c i:;enci-ous at his own expense fui- the comfort ot' others. 

Mkssks. (ORELAM)iV CO. .WD OTHER FRIENDS. 

The Executive ("ommittce desire to nieutiou jilvcwi-e in 
this connection the ta.-teful ii-euero>ity of Messrs. ( "opeland 
<\: Co. who iiave their time, service, and materials gratui- 
tously to decorate the vaiious rtoiiis of tlu' Inaugural Head- 



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quarters with hand.some flags, shields, banners, pennants, etc. 
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company provided 
a telephone for the use of the committee free of cost. Mr. T. 
E. Roessle, proprietor of the Arlincrton Hotel, provided a large 
nnmber of handsome chairs. Mr. John C. Parker provided 
a screw letter-press. The Independent Ice Company gratni- 
tously furnished a large number of ice coolers and kept the 
same supplied with ice and water at the Pension Building, 
with a corps of assistants to serve it through the entire Inau- 
gural period. 

THE HOSPITALS. 

The Executive Committee would here make mention of the 
fact, to their lasting credit, that they at an early date received 
from the Emei-gency and the Homeopathic Hospitals gratui- 
tous and generous offers of accommodation for the sick or in- 
jured, in case of such necessity arising, during the Inaugura- 
tion period. It was a most humane and thoughtful action on 
their part and in some cases was gladly accepted. 

THE ELEMENTS. 

The days before and after the 4th of :\Larch, in respect to 
the weather, were all that could be desired, but the morning 
of Inauguration Day opened with the cold breath of winter 
and a heavy snow-storm— continuing till midday— exposing 
the great multitude of sight-seers to the chilly air and the 
damp, cold pavements and raising once again the question so 
often proposed for a change of the time of Inauguration. 
But though the frost-work was everywhere it could not check 
the ardor of the people who early sallied forth to witness the 
parade to the Capitol and the return of the grand procession 
therefrom. 



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TUK (JRAXI) I'AIJADE. 

Gen. Mautin T. McMauoN, (irand M'irslta/, 
Geii. W. I). M'hippi.e, (.'hi<J oJ Siajf', 
Col. H. C. CoRiJix, Adjafant General. 

l>y 1 uV'ldcI; i>. 111. the liiif of march Iruin the Capitol to 
the Exeeutive ^laiisioii presented a marvellous seene of ex- 
])eetant animation. The snow had eeast'd falling, the eloiids 
parted, and there was proiiiisf of tiie sunshine. The ])ul)lie 
stands and j)rivatc Ixiihliniis, i^ay with buntin*:' and exposing 
their many colored and artistie decorations all along the route, 
were thronged with a vast concourse of people. At a given 
signal the (Jrand .Mar>lial, adxiscd that the ceremonies at the 
Capitol were concluded, began his return march through the 
hroad avenue. The parade advanced amid the cheeis of the 
nndtitiidc, the waving of flags and haiidkerchiels, and |)assed 
the Grand Reviewing Stand, whither the President and high 
officials and their friends had been assembled and where the 
greatest enthusiasm prevailed, and not till night-fall did the 
march of the immense j)roeession cease from before them, yet 
all progressed in order and without a serious casualty, owing 
to the thoi'ough discipline which the authorities established. 
No such icvicw has ever been witnessed at the cajiitol on the 
inangiuatiou of a Pr<'sident. 

THE INAUGURAL I '.ALL .WD KLCEI'TION. 

The hours of the week wei'e shutting down. It \\a> Sat- 
urday night and the festivities at the ball-room were to close 
before midnight. Multitudes, weary with the excitement of 
the long day, tuiaicd hoiiie to their lodgings for refreshment 
and rest. idiesc circumstances, no doubt, lessened the num- 
ber who attended the ball, and still the grand court of the 
Pension linilding was early crowded with people, where, in 
one of the most re>|»lendent scenes of social fe.-tivitv, the ob- 



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jects of the committee were carried out to perfection. Of 
course the event of the evening- was the arrival of President 
and Mrs. Clevehind, escorted thither by Col. James G. Ber- 
ret, Chairman of the General Inaugural Committee, and Mr. 
James L. Norris, Chairman of the Executive Committee, and 
Vice-President and Uis. Stevenson, escorted by Mr. J. Har- 
rison Johnson and Mr. William Cranch Mclntire, of the Ex- 
ecutive Committee, and reception and subsequent promenade 
of the court. The Reception was likewise distinguished by 
the presence of many public officers and men ofdistinctioii 
from all parts of the country as well as the representatives of 
the Diplomatic Corps and of our own Army and Navy. And 
so the week went out with rejoicing, feasting, dancing, and 
music, and one of the great gala-days in the nation's history 
was ended. 

The circumstances now related may serve to ex])lain the 
flict that while the proceeds from the ball were somewhat less 
than they were four years ago, they were still greater than 
they were eight years ago, and the entire proceeds of the in- 
augural ceremonies wonid have been by several thousands of 
dollars more if the plan of the sacred concerts had been car- 
ried out. 

BAND OF THE U. S. MARINE CORPS. 

Prof. F. Fanciulli, Conductor, 
Albert Xaxten, Bimne.s.s- Manager. 

It is with sincere pleasure that your committee recognize 
the invaluable services of the Marine Band. Without their 
presence and assistance so nobly rendered, a vast void would 
have been left unfilled. The selections played, the inspiring 
music in all their exercises, from first to last, resounded 
through the wide court and corridors with a sublime impres- 
sion. 



Xo iiR't'il of prai;>t' can he too ureat for all tliey did to make 
the oceasioiis, at the Inaiiiriiral ]>all and Reception and at the 
series of concerts on the titlldwini; Monday and Tnesday, pos- 
itivelv entraneini;. Theii- services were so eheerfnlly ami 
heartily rendered that they will he long reniemhered, and a 
people's best wislu-s will follow them throngh all their future 
history. 

THE 1'K()1'()SP:D sacred CO^X'ERTS. 

In jnstii^'i' to the Inaugural Conniiittcc it now becomes nec- 
essary to submit a plain statement of facts concerning the ar- 
rangements made for the sacred concerts, and the successful 
methods employed to prevent them, with the results which 
followed. 

A written agreement, under date of January 3, 1893, for 
the occupancy of the grand court and adjacent rooms of the 
Pension I)uilding from March 4th to March 7tli, inclusive, 
was sul)niittcd to tlic Hon. (Jreen B. Raum, Commissioner of 
Pensions, by the Executive Committee on Inaugural Cere- 
monies. This agreement contained all the stipulations and 
conditions satisfactory to the (rovernmcnt, ami was fully en- 
dorsed and api)r()ved by the Commissioner of Pensions and 
the Secretary of the Interior under the same date. A subse- 
quent correspondence related oidy to the parts of the building 
to be occupied and their preparation for the same. 

The clause of this agreement ])ertinent to this account i- as 
follows : 

*''lst. The Inaugural ( "oiiiiiiiitcc to have ab.-olutc use. from 
March 4tli to March 7th, both inclusive, of the entire main 
iioor and of all galleries — all desUs, cases, and other obstruc- 
tions to be removed." 

There wa-^ no exception or (jualiticatiou as to the absolute 
use on the intcrveiiiuu- Sundav in the entire agreement, and it 



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is clue to tlie Hon. Commissioner of Pensions here to state 
that he did every thing in his power to aid the Executive 
Committee in carrying out the purposes of this written agree- 
ment. 

The Execntive Committee also ol)tained from the Commis- 
sioners of the District, the following entertainment jicrmit un- 
der date of March 1st. 

ENTERTAINMENT PERMIT. 

*'No. olG. "Office of the Assessor 

"(jF THE District of Columbia. 
'' Washington, D. C, March 1, 1893. 

"Permission is hereby given the church, society, or organ- 
ization represented by the Inaugural Committee, by James L. 
Norris, Chairman, to give a series of entertainments at the 
Pension Building, corner 5th and G streets, northwest, from 
the 4th day of March until the 8th day of March, 1893, with- 
out charge : Provided, that the sole ])roceeds are devoted to 
charitable or religious purposes, and that no ])roccedings shall 
be had prohibited by act of Congress, approved January 31, 
1893, 'to prevent gaming, &(-., in the District of Cohimbia:' 
And provided further, that the police officers on duty may 
have admittance without chai-ge. 

"By order of the Commissioners, District of Columbia. 
"MATTHEW TRIMBLE, 

".IxXf'NXO/-, I). C" 

In pursuance of these pi'(>visions and notiiications, and an- 
tici])ating the immense nundjer of strangers who would be in 
the city on the Sunday of the Inauguration period, the Exec- 
utive Committee and the sub-committees having special charge 
of all proceedings at the Pension Building, long and anxiously 
consulted early in the history of the preparations as to the 
best method of meeting the requirements of that particular 
Sunday, both as to the occupation of the very many people 
and as to the pecuniary results and their final appropriation. 



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As early as January 29, 1S93, notices of the proposed sa- 
creil concerts on Sunday, March Oth, were published in the 
local [>apers of which the following from the Waaliinyton Pod 
are specimens, 

'' Rdph Ti. (rait, (Chairman of the (.'oniniittee on Promen- 
ade Concert, re|)orte(l, recommcndini;- two concerts on Snndav, 
and three on Monday, and that the hall-room he open on 
Tuesday, when there would be no music, and the ori)lian- he 
admitted free of charge." 

"He also exi)lained that while his committee had reported 
in favor of uivino;; two concerts on Sunday, he was of the oj)in- 
ioii that it would be better to give three concerts on that dav, 
and it was decided unanimously to give a morning, afternoon, 
and evening concert on Sunday, and but two on Monday, 
March (Jth, one in the afternoon and one in the evening, with 
dancing t(» follow the latter. The ([uestion of giving a concert 
on Tuesday, March 7th, was left open." 

These notices are sufficient to answer the complaint so 
freely circidated that the Christian ]Miblic were not informed 
of the intention of the committee as to Sunday concerts till 
the last week of the pri'paration. 

To this pul)lie announcement of our intention no word of 
protest or com[)laint was heard and no appeal was ever made 
to the Inaugural Committee from any (|uartcr. The pl;in 
finally achtpted was to give in the Pension Building on the 
Inaugural Sunday three sacred concerts, to charge a moderate 
admission fee and to devote the excess of receipts over expen- 
ditures entirely to the woi-thy objects of charity. With this 
in view the most eminent bands in the country were engaged 
and a very large expense incurred for the necessary ])rinting, 
and a very great nnmltt-r of men ein|)Inyeil whose time had 
to be [)aid. 

The music selected was earefidly I'eviscd that it might bttit 
tlie dignitv of the place and the day, and it wa-; earnestly 



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hoped that in this manner thousands would innocently spend 
the day and at the same time be contributini>; to that charity 
which constitutes one of the noblest and most Christian func- 
tions of humanity. 

When at last this plan was fully arranged and publicly an- 
nounced, only a few days before it was to transpire, a move- 
ment was suddenly started by some persons unknown to the 
committee to thwart its execution. This movement soon 
spread rapidly through the city drawing into its current 
Christian and temperance oi'ganizations and finally almost the 
entire body of the Protestant clergy of the District, who in- 
stead of approaching the Inaugural Committee, or any mem- 
ber of it, besought the immediate intervention of the Secretary 
of the Interior, of President Harrison, and of the Senate of tlie 
United States. A resolution was there passed calling upon 
Secretary Xoble to show by what authority he permitted a 
Government building to be used for such a purpose on Sun- 
day. To this the Secretary replied that he had given an order 
to close the building against all comers on that day, although 
by his written agreement with this committee he had given us 
"absolute control" of it, thus directly violating his contract, 
by assuming that the ball-room was to be used for improper 
purposes. 

But this is not all, nor the worst. In addition to the meas- 
ures above recited, the Rev. Dr. Pitzer, of this city, on Feb- 
ruary 27th, sent to President-elect Cleveland, at Lakewood, 
N. J., the following despatch, which is taken from the Wash- 
ington Post of February 28, 1893. 

" Geover Cleveland, 

''Lakeu-ood, N. J. : 
"Expressed Christian sentiment in city opposed to pro- 
posed use of Pension Building next Sunday for concert. Can 
you aid in closing? 

"A. W. PITZER, 
^'President of EvaitgcUcal Alliance.'''' 



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It will be observed that Dr. Pitzer's dispatcli says nothino; 
of "sacred concerts," wliile he signs liini>(,'lf '^ President of 
Kvan<relical Alliance," as tlmiiuli a <:reat jiiectiiiL;- nl'tlic "Alli- 
arice" iiad just l)een held antl Jie was directed to connnnni- 
cate their action to Mr. Cleveland, when in fact no such 
meeting was held. But tiiese efforts j)ni<luccd the desired re- 
sult as will be seen from the following statements taken iVoni 
the Poxt, March 2. 

"The Secretary of the Intei'ior nceived the following tele- 
gram yesterday from the I'resident-elect : 

'"Lakewood, X. J., MarrJ, 1, 1893. 
"'7b ///(' Secrefari/ of the Interior: 

"*I am strongly opposed to the use of the Pension Jiuild- 
iug for a Sunday concert of the 5th instant and ol)iect to re- 
garding such a thinij: as a feature of the inauguration. 

"'GROVER clevp:laxd.' 

"Secretary Noble imiiudiately sent the following rej)lv to 
Mr. Cleveland : 

'" \\'.\siiin(;t<)n, 1). C, Mdrcli 1, isn;;. 

"'Hon. GliOVKi; Cl.KNKLAM), 

" ' Ijt/:( irood, X. ./. ; 
"'Your telegram ivceiveil. ( )r(lers were i.-- ued alinadv 
forl)idding the use of the Pension Jiuilding on Suuday and J 
am gratified that this action is in accordance with vi>ni' wishes. 

'".lOIIX W. XOliEK, 

" ' Sccrfari/.'' " 

Ilefore tiie telegram fVoui Mr. ( 'lexclaiid had l)eeii received 
Secretary Noble had forwarded the iMllowinL: eoiiimiinii ation 
to the chairman of the ( ieneral I iiaiiginal ( 'oinmittee: 

" I)i;i'akt.mi:nt of the I.ntkuioI!. 
" \Vasiiix(;t<»N, J). C, Mnrrh 1, 18!>o. 
"Col. James (J. Hekijet, 

""( 'li'iiriiuni of IiuuK/iiral ( 'oiiiiiiitt< ( : [inKcnt. 
"Sii;: My attention has been called to the fact that it i- 
the purpose of the Inaugural Committee to open the I'cnsion 



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Building on Sunday, the 5th inst., for one or more auisical 
entertainments at which a charge for admission will he made. 
I have to inform you that, in granting the use of this build- 
ing f()r the Inaugural Ball, it was not contemplated that the 
building would be open to the public on Sunday, and as there 
will be opportunity on the subsequent day, during which the 
building is at the disposal of the committee, to give concerts 
referred to, the use of the Pension Building on Sunday for 
that purpose will not be permitted. 
" Very respectfully, 

"JOHN W. NOBLE." 

The correspondence upon the subject concludes with the 
following additional note to Mr. Berret: 

"Department of the Interior, 
"Washington, D. C, 3Iarch ], 1893. 
"Col. James G. Berret, 

"■Chainnan of Inaugural Committee; prei^ent. 
"Sir: Since my letter to you of this date relative to tlie 
use of the Pension Building for a musical entertainment on 
Sunday next I have received a telegram from Mr. Cleveland, 
of which I enclose a copy, exj)ressing his strong opposition to 
the use of the building for a Sunday concert and objecting to 
such a concert as a feature of the inauguration. 1 also en- 
close for your information a copy of my "reply thereto. 
"Very respectful I V, 

"JOHN W. NOBLE, 

^' Secretary J' 

The following reply of Col. Berret to the communication 
of the Secretary of the Interior was written before Mr. Cleve- 
land's dispatch to the Secretary was received. 

^ "Upon the receipt of your comnuinication of March 1, for- 
bidding the use of the JPension Building on Sunday for the 
concerts of sacred music, as had been announced by the Inau- 
gural Committee, the arrangements were suspended and all 
orders relating to the concerts countermanded. As chairman 
of the committee, and in behalf of the Executive Committee, 



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I think it lUTtinciit and jiropcr that a statement of the Ihets 
should be made. First of all, it is to be said that care had 
i)een taken that no ninsic should be rendered that had not 
been classified as 'sacred music' In- competent authoritv and 
well-established usage. In no other sense than thiscouid the 
concerts l)e characterized as 'nnisical entertainments.' The 
committee assumed that of the many thousand visitors in the 
city, not more than a moity of them could attend service in 
the churches, and that the concerts might be the occasion of 
devotion to some, and a source of pleasure to others. I may 
say further that the committee could have no pecuniary in- 
terest in the matter. 

"Our receipts are such that a surplus will remain for the 
benefit of the poor of the District of Columbia, and they are 
the only ])ersons, probaljly, who would be benefited by the 
charges of admission which we })rojK)sed to make. I have 
deemed this explanation duv to the gentlemen associated with 
me in conducting the Fnaugui-al C'eienionies on the 4th of 
March, and remain, with great respect, tV:c., 

"JAME.S G. JJEliRKT, 

" Chairman. '^ 

Hut the tide of o[)position was at this time so strong, that 
the Kxecutive Committee, at their meeting on the evening of 
March 1, again fully discussed the subject and took the fol- 
lowing action : 

Where.\.s, there seems to be somewhat of a sentiment 
against that part of the ])rogrammc unanimously recom- 
mended by the Promenade Concert Committee, which includetl 
saci'cd concerts at the Pension lUiilding on Suudav, March 
oth, and 

Whekkas, thisconunittci' in its representative capacity, de- 
sires to eliminate any feature which might be miscon,>«trned, or 
which would be objectionable to any and all religious senti- 
ment ; therefore be it 

Jicso/rcd, That the Pension Uuilding shall l)e closetl on 
Sunday, March o, and that in lieu of such concerts there shall 
lie tliiee concerts given on Tuesday, following those on Mon- 
dav, as follows: One at 10 o'clock a. m. at Hftv cents admis- 



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sion, the orphans and their worthy attendants to be admitted 
free; a second at 2 p. m., admission fifty cents; and a third at 
8 o'clock p. m., dancino^ to begin at 9.30, and the admission 
at this last concert to be one dollar. 

While the resolution was adopted without a dissenting vote 
the members of the committee were a unit in protesting against 
the causes which occasioned such action. 

It will be seen from the above relation that the Inaugural 
Committee were entirely ignored from first to last; that not a 
man of all who joined the opposition came near them, and 
not a syllable of protest did they hear from any quarter till 
they received the communication from the Secretary of the 
Interior forbidding the use of the building for the sacred con- 
certs; that the dispatch from Dr. Pitzer to the President-elect 
was grossly misleading; that the Committee on Inaugural 
Ceremonies were at the last moment constrained by the turn 
of events to close the Pension Building on Sunday after hav- 
ing received, by written agreement of the Government, "ab- 
solute control" of it, and that they were subjected to heavy 
pecuniary loss on account of it, thereby cutting down the sur- 
plus proceeds arising from the inaugural ceremonies by many 
thousands of dollars and depriving the charities of the Dis- 
trict of the sum that would otherwise have been available to 
them. 

That this committee have a just ground of complaint at the 
manner of their treatment under the circumstances is what is 
deeply felt by every member of it. And their regret is sin- 
cere that chiefly through the attitude of the clergy the funds 
now available for purposes of charity are so greatly di- 
minished. 



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STATEMKXT OK RKCKIITS AM) KXPKXDI- 

TURES IXAU(a'KAL COM.MrnKK 

FOR MARCH 4, ]80:5. 

KKCKIPTS. 

Guarantee fund s;',r>.(;2") 00 

Sale of privileges o,()l»l 00 

Sale of Ball tickets .',7,175 00 

Receipts from Siii)jK'r 2,2!i(i '2\ 

Sale of Promenade Concert tickets .. ll,2:-,:> (K) 

Sale of Sonvenii's 1(;2 25 

]vcceii)ts from sale of did inatcrial, iVrc. 78 S~j 

S!il.(;.-,5 •:] 

EXrENDITlUKS. 

(icneral Committee 81, -44s 24 

Executive Committee 3,715 ()2 

Auditing Committee 7 00 

Committee on Vk\\\ Tickets and Invi- 
tations 3,8()3 7.3 

Committeeon Ball Ticket Distributing. 878 59 

Connnittee on Ball-Room Decorations. 8,000 00 

Committeeon Jiall-Room Illinuination. 4, .502 1 1 

Committeeon l>an(|uet at JJall 4,s5o 00 

Committeeon Badges l,(jSi 75 

Committeeon Carriages 1,<)90 70 

T'ommittce on Civic Organizations 891 82 

Committee on Comfort at Bali-Room. 1,843 75 

Committeeon Finance 77 .'U 

Committee on ^Military ( )i-ganization 

and Grand Mar.-hal <;2S 30 

Committeeon Musie 5.!i74 13 

Committee on Parks, Reservations, 

and Privileges :\XA)A S[) 

Committeeon Promenade Concerts 7].'> 85 

Committeeon Printinu 1.071 OO 



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Committee on Public Order 340 25 

Committee on Public Comfort 1,140 79 

Committee on Street Decorations 175 84 

Committee on Street Illumination and 

Fire-Works 4,653 00 

Floor and Promenade Committee 1 1 50 

Expenses at Pension Building 1,016 62 

Guarantee Fund (returned to sub- 
scribers) 35,625 00 

DONATED. 

Contagious Diseases Hospital (donation 

from surplus) 500 00 

Emergency Hospital (donation from 

surplus ) 500 00 

The diildren's Hospital (donation 

from surplus) 500 00 

Washington Home for Incurables 

(donation from surplus) 500 00 

National Homeopathic Hospital (do- 
nation from sui'pius) 250 00 

Aged Women's Home (donation from 

surplus) 100 00 

Church Orphanage Association of St. 
John's Parish (donation from 
surplus) 100 00 

Children's Country Home (donation 

fromsuplus) 100 00 

German Orphan Asylum (donation 

from surplus) 100 00 

Home for the Aged — Little Sisters of 

the Poor (donation from surplus). 100 00 

National Association for Destitute 
Colored Women and Children 
(donation from surpl us) 1 00 00 

St. Ann's Infant Orphan Asylum (do- 
nation from surplus ) 1 00 00 



4G 

St. Joseph's ()rj)haii Asyliiin (donatinn 

from surplus) KKJ (M» 

St. Vincent Female ()ri>haii A>yliim 

(donation from surplus) 10<i <i() 

\\'asliinuton Asylum for Foundlings 

(donation from surplus) lOU 00 

\\'a-liini:ton City ()rj)lian Asylum (d(t- 

nation from surplus) loo 00 

Young Woman's Christian Home (d<»- 

nation from surplus) 100 00 

891,650 31 

Respectfully submit ted. 

J. FRED. KELLEY, 

Sccretdri/ Krei-nfln Coinmiftir. 

In concluding this rej)()rt of one of the most notable events 
in the history of Washington, the Executive Conmiittee ex- 
tends its warmest tha!d<s to the ciiairuu'n, otHcers, and mem- 
bers of the several committees for their generous and efficient 
aid and to each and all our friends here and everywhere 
throughout the c(juntry and especially to those gentlemen 
who guaranteed the Inaugural fund and those who accepted 
the duties of arranging and directing the Inaugural jiarade, 
and to all others who, in any way, rendered service or sup- 
port to make the <iccasi(tn woi'tliv nf the fame ol' Washington 
City and of the ( Jrcat Ju'}>ul)lic ot" w hidi we air piciid to form 
a ])art. 

DIVISION ()|- IIIE SUKPLFS EAl{MX(;s OF 
rilK INAFGFRAL COMMFITFF. 

\t a meeting of the Executive Committee, held in the Ar- 
lington Hotel III 7 p. m.. April 17. 1S!).3, the ehaiinian, -lames 
L. Noni-. was directed to siiggist to the (ieneral Inaugural 
< oniniittee :i distrihiition of the sur|)lus fund as follows: The 
Fniergency I lospital, S.jdO ; the Contagioii> 1 Io-|>ital. S-'iOO ; 



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the Washington Home for Incurables, |50(); Children's Hos- 
pital, '$500; National Homeopathic Hospital, ^250; the 
Church Orphanage Association, St. John's Parish, |100; 
German Orphan Asylum, $100; Home for the Aged — Little 
Sisters of the Poor, -$100; National Association for the Relief 
of Destitute Colored Women and Children, $100; St. Ann's 
Infant Or])han Asylum, $100; Washington Hospital for 
Foundlings, $100; St. Joseph's Hall Orphan Asylum, $100; 
Young Woman's Christian Home, $100; St. Vincent's Fe- 
male Orphan Asylum, $100 ; Washington City Orphan Asy- 
lum, $100; Aged Women's Home, $100; Children's Country 
Home, $100. 

All which is respectfLdly submitted. 

JAMES L. NORRIS, 
Chuirinaa of the Krecufirc Coinmiltec. 



INIEETING OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE. 

April 17, 1893. 

This committee met at the Arlington Hotel at 8 o'clock 
on the evening of April 17, 1893, with Col. James G. Berret 
in the chair. The secretary, Mr. Alexander Porter Mor.se, 
read the minutes of the previous meetings and submitted a 
written report, all of which were approved. 

Mr. Charles C. Glover, treasu)-er of the Inaugural Com- 
mittee, made a final report, which was accepted. 

Mr. James L. Norris, Chairman of the Executive Commit- 
tee, presented a final report on behalf of said committee, giv- 
ing a full and detailed account of the work accomplished in 
the inaugural preparations and showing how successfully 
they had been carried out. This report was unanimou.sly ap- 
proved and ordered to be })rinted. 

Mr. Norris also presented the resolution of the Executive 
Committee as to the disposition of the surplus fund accruing 



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from fliL' public patronage d' tlio Inaugural IJall and Kcccp- 
tion and subsequent Concerts, which was unanimously adopted. 

On motion it was ordered that from the remainder ot" the 
fund any unsettled bill should be jiaid, and the residue, ii'any, 
turned over to the Home for the Aged — Little Sisters of the 
Poor. 

A re~olutiou of thanks to C\)l. James G. Berret, Chairman 
of the (Jeneral Inaugural Committee, and Alexander Porter 
Morse, secretary of the General Inaugural Committee; to 
James L. Xorris, Chairman of the Executive Committee, and 
its members; to J. Fred. Kelley, secretary, and \\'illiaiu 
Cranch ^Iclntire, corresponding secretary of the Executive 
Committee, and to the Chairmen of the various Sub-commit- 
tees and their associates, to INIr. Charles C. Glover, treasurer 
of the Inaugural Committee, and to Mr. J. J. Darlington 
for thcirgreat efficiency in the resj)ective departments of their 
work was warmly and unanimously ad()[)ted. 

A resolution of thanks to the Proprietors of the Ei)l)itt 
House for the us;/ of the "' Ived Parlor" gratutiously teudi-red 
them, and to Mr. Theodore E. Roessle, Proprietor of the Ar- 
lington Hotel, was also unanimously adopted, for his generous 
hospitality in fuiuishiug the giaud i)ampiet hall of the liotel 
for the use of the General and Executive Committees in the 
proceedings of their final meetings. 

On motion of Dr. J. M. Toner it was ordered that ;dl nuui- 
uscrii)t papers and documents relating to the Inaugural Cere- 
monies of March 4, ]8!)-3, be turned over to him to be prop- 
erly bound and preservcl by him and to be deposited in "The 
Toner Collection" in the Library of Congress for the inspec- 
tion of all in the future. 

Adjourned ■'<inc die. 

Respectfully submitted. 

ALEXANDER PORTER MORSE, 

Si Cretan/ of the liiiiernl Committee. 



PRINTED JUNE, 18t3, BV JOHN F. SHEIRV. 



Sub-Committees. Chairman. 

Auditing, --------- Jesse B. Wilson. 

Ball Tickets and Invitations, . . - . Beriah Wilkins. 

Ball Ticket Distributing, ----•■ George C. Henning. 

Ball-Room Decoration, ------ Richard Smith. 

Bali-Room Illumination, James L. Barbour. 

Banquet, ---------- John W. Ross. 

Badges, - - - Dominic I. Murphy. 

Carriages, ---------- Oliver T. Beaumont. 

Civic Organizations, ------ William Dickson. 

Comfort at Ball-Room, ------ James E. Bell. 

Finance, ---------- Robert O. Holtzman. 

Floor and Promenade, ------ Edwin B. Hay. 

General Manager, ------- Lawrence Gardner. 

Military Organizations, ------ William G. Moore. 

Music, ---------- William H. Slack. 

Parks, Reservations, and Privileges, - - J. Harrisfm Johnson. 

Printing, ---------- John H. Oberly. 

Press, ----------- Francis A. Richardson. 

Promenade Concerts, ------ Ralph L. Gait. 

Public Comfort, -------- Michael I. Weller. 

Public Order, -------- Noble D. Larner. 

Reception, ------ Maj.-Gen. John M. Schofield, 

U. S. A. 

Safety, ----------- Joseph Parris. 

Street Decoration, --.----- William A. Hutchins. 

Street Illumination and Fire-works, - - Mills Dean. 

Transportation, ----- - . Henry L. Biscoe. 




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